You love fantasy football — you somehow manage to juggle three leagues at a time.

But did you have any idea the phenomenon began right here in the Bay Area more than half a century ago?

No lie. It was employees of the Raiders and your friendly hometown newspaper that first started toying with the concept of fantasy sports, including baseball, way back in the day.

It was 1962, the year Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points and the Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League was formed. The original members of the league were mostly employees of the Raiders or the Oakland Tribune.

George Blanda would become the league’s first No. 1 pick. Even though there were no computers to track scoring and tabulate matchups neatly, the league quietly and quickly took off. It eventually spread around the country, but the roots remain in Oakland, where the original GOPPPL league is still played.